Present tense-ar- verbs

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Present tense -ar- verbs

• Buenos dias clase!!• Watch the chapter two video on the Supersite.• Pay attention to what Ines says to Maite

» Tomas muchas clases ¿no?

» Pues sí, me gusta estudiar mucho.

• Remember the verb estudiar means to study.• Estudiar is a verb.• Verbs express actions or states of being.

Present tense -ar- verbs

• The infinitive is the base form of a verb.• In English the infinitive is preceded by the word

to. • In Spanish the infinitive is a one word form and

can be identifies by its endings. –ar–, –er–, –ir–

»estudiar to study

»comer to eat

»escribir to write

Present tense -ar- verbs• You will learn to conjugate -ar- verbs.

• Start with the infinitive form of the verb.

• Drop the infinitive endings –ar–. – estudiar estudi

• Then add the endings of the different subject pronouns.

• –o– –amos–

–as– –ais–

–a– –an–

estudio estudiamos

estudias estudiais

estudia estudian

Present tense -ar- verbs

• Now repeat after me.

yo estudio nosotros/as estudiamos

tú estudias vosotros/as estudiáis

ud/él/ella estudia uds/ellos/ellas estudian

• Muy bien. Now you know how to conjugate –ar – verbs in the present tense

Present tense -ar- verbs• Here are some additional common –ar– verbs:

bailar to dance contestar to answer

desear to want, to wish enseñar to teach

hablar to talk, to speak terminar to end, to finish

trabajar to work viajar to travel

• These are just a few. There are many more.

• All of them are conjugated the same way.

Present tense -ar- verbs• Let’s talk about the present tense.

• The present you practiced with estudiar expresses with one word the three different ways that English uses to express the present.

Paco trabaja en la cafeteria:Paco works in the cafeteria

Paco is working in the cafeteria

Paco does work in the cafeteria

Present tense -ar- verbs

• In Spanish and English the present tense is also used to express future actions.

El profesor viaja a Madrid mañana.

The professor travels to Madrid tomorrow.

The professor will travel to Madrid tomorrow.

The professor is travelling to Madrid tomorrow

Present tense -ar- verbs

• Remember that when two verbs appear together with no change of subject, the second one is in the infinitive.

Deseo hablar con don Francisco.

I wish to speak with Don Francisco.

Present tense -ar- verbs

• How to form a negative sentence in Spanish.

• In the following sentence the word no is placed in front of the conjugated verb.

No deseo hablar con don Francisco

I do not wish to speak to don Francisco

• Here the Spanish word no means not

Present tense -ar- verbs

• Atención, the Spanish verbs buscar, esperar, mirar, esperar do not need to be followed by a preposition as they do in English.

Escucho la musica

I listen to the music.

Present tense -ar- verbs

• Now, look at the following dialogue:

. ¿Hablas japonés? Do you speak Japanese. No, no hablo japonés. No, I do not speak Japanese.

• Did you notice anything special about the subject pronouns?

Present tense -ar- verbs

Present tense -ar- verbs• You might notice that the Spanish sentences do not

have a subject pronoun. Unlike English, In Spanish, the subject pronouns

yo, tú, usted, él, ella, nosotros/as, vosotros/as, ustedes, ellos, ellas can be omitted since the subject is indicated by the verb

ending. However, subject pronouns can be used for clarification.

¿Qué enseñan ellos?Ella enseña arte y él enseña física.

• They are also used for emphasis.

¿Quién desea enseñar la clase?Yo deseo enseñar la clase.

Present tense -ar- verbs• The verb gustar, used to express likes and dislikes, is used

differently from other –ar– verbs.

• Use me or te in front of gusta and gustan.

• A singular noun or an infinitive form follows gusta.

Me gusta la música clásica I like classical music

Me gusta viajar. I like to travel

• A plural noun follows gustan. Me gustan las clases de españolI like Spanish classes.

Present tense -ar- verbs

• To say what you don’t like, insert no before me or te. No me gustan las clases de español.

I do not like Spanish classes.

• NEVER use the subject pronoun “yo” or “tú” with these expressions. Instead, use me or te respectively.

• Hasta pronto